What it’s Like Forcing Yourself to Write

  Sometimes there are tasks that need to be done that you just DO NOT WANT TO DO. Homework. Cleaning the bathroom. Taking a shower when you just want to sleep. Sometimes, you don’t do these things. But then work piles up. It gets on your nerves. You wonder why you didn’t do this stuff…

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What It’s Like Going Out as an Introvert

Step 1: Step outside Step 2: Congratulations, you’re now outside. Step 3: Oh no, the sun’s so bright out here. Step 4: Where’s the extension cable to charge my laptop? Step 5: My phone battery’s dying. Now who am I supposed to talk to out here? Step 6: I found a squirrel. Do squirrels talk?…

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Fitting Writing into a Hellish Schedule

I’m on a work study program. This means a 1.5 hour commute by train, bus, and walking (3 hours round trip, more if traffic is bad). Eight hours working, then back to study for night classes for another three hours. Let’s face it. Most of my writing (if any) has been in my head. As…

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Wishes Writers Make on New Years

To write stories that are good. To write stories that are fun. To write stories that you love. There’s something almost magical about midnight, the witching hour. Where one day bleeds into the next. Where the sky almost seems to be holding its breath, waiting for the next day to begin. Writers hold their breath…

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